Lap-by-Lap: Kansas (cont'd)

Lap 72 -- Bobby Labonte, Michael Waltrip and David Stremme among those to hit pit road.

Lap 70 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Caution is out due to Jeff Burton sitting on the racetrack unable to move.

Lap 69 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth gets around Jeff Gordon for the lead. Tony Stewart passes Gordon for second.

Lap 68 -- Jeff Burton has no fuel pressure and his engine has shut down.

Lap 64 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kurt Busch
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 62 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon wins the race off pit road. Kurt Busch falls to third. Juan Montoya still on pit road repairing damage.

Lap 61 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Kenny Wallace spins bringing out the caution.

Lap 55 -- Tony Stewart passes Denny Hamlin for fourth.

Lap 52 -- Ryan Newman is reporting he has dropped a valve and is now running on seven cylinders.

Lap 49 -- Jimmie Johnson gets passed Clint Bowyer for seventh.

Lap 47 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch beats Matt Kenseth to the line for the lead. Jeff Gordon moves up to second.

Lap 43 -- Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon are battling for the lead.

Lap 42 -- It took 42 laps for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team to go from 43rd to the top 10 as he sits 10th.

Lap 41 -- Jeff Gordon has caught Kurt Busch and is now challenging for second.

Lap 38 -- Jimmie Johnson up to 16th.

Lap 36 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 34 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Martin Truex Jr. has a tire go down and he hits the wall losing his third-place spot.

Lap 32 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kurt Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 29 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kurt Busch loves his car, they change four tires and no adjustments
• Martin Truex Jr. changes just right side tires
• Matt Kenseth also changes just right side tires
• Clint Bowyer takes two tires and gains three spots
• Elliott Sadler also with two tires and gains 11 spots on pit road

Lap 28 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Kyle Busch is hard into the wall in Turn 3 after Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits him lifting his rear tires off the track.

Lap 26 -- Jimmie Johnson continues to climb as he is now 21st.

Lap 24 -- Tony Stewart all the way up to fourth.

Lap 21 -- Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch both pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second and third.

Lap 19 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race back under way.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Kurt Busch
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 18 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is back out front after Dave Blaney, Kyle Petty and Ken Schrader all hit pit road. Jeff Burton will be sent to the tail end of the longest line because Burton tried to fix his car during the red flag.

Lap 16 -- YELLOW FLAG: The cars are off pit road and the race is back under caution.

3:15 p.m. -- The engines have been fired and we should be racing soon.

3:06 p.m. -- The covers are coming off the cars and the drivers are strapping in.

3:02 p.m. -- The drivers have been told they are about 20 minutes away from getting back in their cars.

Lap 16 -- RED FLAG: Rain is starting to come down a little harder so the race has been stopped to allow the track to dry.

Lap 14 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney stayed out to lead a lap and get five bonus points. Kyle Petty and Ken Schrader also stayed out as all three are battling to stay in the top 35 in points.

Lap 13 -- Most of the cars made a pitstop under this caution and Matt Kenseth won the race off pit road.

Lap 12 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: It has started raining at Kansas Speedway bringing out the caution.

Lap 10 -- Scott Riggs is complaining he is very loose and has fallen from first to ninth.

Lap 8 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to 34th after starting 43rd.

Lap 7 -- Kurt Busch gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for fourth.

Lap 5 -- Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon run 1-2. Kyle Busch around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third.

Lap 3 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes some room and moves up to third.

Lap 1 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads the first lap and gets five bonus points.

2:17 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs brings the field to the green and the LifeLock 400, the third race in the Chase, from Kansas Speedway is under way.

2:15 p.m. -- Jimmie Johnson moves from the pole to 43rd due to his crash during Happy Hour yesterday.

2:07 p.m. -- Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

2:04 p.m. -- Weather could play a part in today's race. The track is under a severe thunderstorm watch with winds gusting around 30 mph and dark clouds all around.

2:01 p.m. -- Gavin DeGraw performs the national anthem.

2 p.m. -- Cole Cochran delivers the Invocation.

1 p.m. -- NASCAR Countdown has started on ABC.

12:44 p.m. -- We are less than two hours away from the green flag flying at Kansas for the LifeLock 400. The green is scheduled for 2:16 p.m. ET.

KANSAS HEADLINES
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Notes: Eury ready to hand over 8 car reins to Gibson
Hamlin working to repair points position, reputation
Edwards' penalty leaves Roush with familiar feeling
Notes: Reutimann, MWR close to contract extension
Kenseth posts rare top-five qualifying run at Kansas
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